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property overview

The spectacular Royal Suite is the largest in the city at over 490 square meters.

The award-winning Lotte Hotel Moscow is an Asian export in the heart of the Russian capital’s shopping and financial districts, close to the Garden Ring. All the rooms and suites have a sleek, contemporary feel with soft colors, bold patterns and a hint of the Far East. The spectacular Royal Suite is the largest in the city at over 490 square meters, with special amenities including a 62–inch plasma screen and meeting table for up to fourteen guests. The MENU restaurant offers progressive European cuisine that combines the best classical Mediterranean dishes with a modern twist. New York export, MEGU, treats diners to traditional and modern Japanese dishes in a sumptuous setting of brightly colored kimono fabrics and an enormous suspended bonsho bell.

Best Restaurant Classic

CDL Restaurant

Best Restaurant for a Celebration

Gipsy Bar

This bar/club in the Krasny Oktyabr complex has a lively atmosphere, specialty drinks and, in summer, a patio with hammocks, ping pong and a view of the Moskva River. ¾ Bolotnaya Embankmenet (+7-495) 669-8693.

Best Neighborhood Walk

Old Arbat St.

Once a main thoroughfare, this road west of the Kremlin is now pedestrian-only, lined with kitschy cafés, shops and Pushkin’s former home.

Best Activity/Excursion

Sanduny Baths

The “banya,” or Russian sauna, is something every visitor to Moscow should experience; these baths are among the oldest and most authentic in the city. 14 Neglinnaya; (7-495) 625-4631; www.sanduny.ru.

Best View

Sparrow Hills

Muscovites so love this observation point that it’s a local tradition to visit on your wedding day to take photos with the backdrop of the city.

Top Architecture Find

St Basil’s Cathedral

A world-famous masterpiece of Russian architecture, this multi-domed 16th-century cathedral, which was commissioned by Ivan the Terrible, dominates Red Square. www.museum.ru/M338.

Best Family Activity

The Planetarium

At this attraction, which was recently re-opened after 17 years of renovation, kids can experience space exploration at two observatories, a 4-D theater and interactive exhibits. (7-495) 221-7690; www.planetarium-moscow.ru.

Top Day Trip

Tsaritsyno Palace

Once Catherine the Great’s country estate, this 18th-century palace is now a museum and stately park southeast of Moscow. (7-495) 355-4844; www.tsaritsyno-museum.ru.